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NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | Solving real-world problems
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NA | Yes | MongoDB;Supabase | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Supabase | MongoDB;Supabase | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android;iOS | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users | Ask a question
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NA | Poor usability
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Scheme | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip | Docker;Homebrew;Make | Docker;Homebrew;Make | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Emacs
Emacs | Ollama | c++23;Ollama;uv | Ollama | null | null | Windows;MacOS | Windows;MacOS;Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | Tuleap
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models | Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models | Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
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NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
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NA | Yes | Oracle | Oracle | Oracle | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool) | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Terraform | Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;React;Spring Boot | Next.js;React;Spring Boot | Next.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;RustRover | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;RustRover | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;RustRover | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Jira;Notion | Jira;Notion | Jira;Notion | NA
NA | LinkedIn | LinkedIn | LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Neutral | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Engineering background | 87,000 | 8 |
16,406 | 16,407 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Developer, back-end | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | null | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, but I plan to soon | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 9 |
16,407 | 16,408 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 13 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 42,000 | null | Groovy;Java;JavaScript;Python;Scala | Java;JavaScript;Python | Java;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Snowflake | MySQL;Snowflake | MySQL;Snowflake | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Deployment and monitoring | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | Snyk | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | 1,007 | null |
16,408 | 16,409 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 28 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 31 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 4 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Kotlin;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;MSBuild;Ninja;Pacman;Pip | APT;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Ninja;Pacman;Pip | APT;Docker;Homebrew;Ninja;Pacman;Pip | CMake (build tool)
CMake (build tool) | Yes | Node.js;WordPress | Node.js | Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | CLion, Emacs
CLion | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Debian | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Fedora;NixOS | Doxygen;GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Obsidian | Doxygen;GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File | Doxygen;GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, only when stumble upon obscure problems and need working examples I cannot find elsewhere. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Creativity and innovation | null | 7 |
16,409 | 16,410 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | Software Development | null | No | null | null | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | null | Elixir;Erlang;Python;Ruby;TypeScript;Gleam | Elixir;Erlang | Elixir;Erlang | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Snowflake | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Phoenix;React | Phoenix;React;Vue.js | Phoenix;React | NA
NA | null | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Notion;Obsidian | Obsidian | Obsidian | NA
NA | Hacker News;Slack (public channels, not work);Company-sponsored forums | Hacker News;Slack (public channels, not work) | Hacker News;Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 3 and 5 years | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
16,410 | 16,411 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 40 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 10 | France | EUR European Euro | 45,000 | Yes | C;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | C;C++;GDScript;Python;SQL | C;C++;GDScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB | Elasticsearch;MariaDB | Elasticsearch;MariaDB | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Make | APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Make | APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Make | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails | Django | null | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Rubymine
Rubymine | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Ubuntu | Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Bluesky;YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Same skills as today | 52,207 | 6 |
16,411 | 16,412 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 11 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Manufacturing | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 42 | Yes | C;C#;C++;Java;MATLAB;Python | Rust;Swift | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Django;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Redmine;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Dev.to;Kaggle | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Absolutely NO | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 49 | 8 |
16,412 | 16,413 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 12 | DevOps engineer or professional | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 7 | Greece | EUR European Euro | 29,400 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Zig | null | NA
Odin | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Docker;Kubernetes | Microsoft Azure;Podman;Terraform | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Zed | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Large Language Model | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | For professional work I wouldn't use this term (more like AI assisted development). For one personal project I did something similar to vibe coding. I gave an input of what I am planning to build in one of the most standardize ways (EBNF) and then I made something like a code review to resulted code. Finally the code review process was time consuming and I decided to solve the issues by myself. In any way the real benefit was that a huge amount of code generated really fast and the bugs I solved was not to hard to find if you have some experience in working with shared code bases. | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | The ability to organize and analyze the resources in a way that would not cause technical debt | 34,108 | 6 |
16,413 | 16,414 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp | 20 | Developer, back-end | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Poland | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;Go;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Vercel;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Vercel;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Vercel;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;React | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;React | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | Polars;Odoo;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Asana;Azure Devops;Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Monday.com;Notion;Redmine;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello;YouTrack | Asana;Azure Devops;Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Monday.com;Notion | Asana;Azure Devops;Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Monday.com;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;Reka (Flash 3 or other Reka models);X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing;Robotics;Cybersecurity | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | Redis;Qdrant;ChromaDB;pgvector;Weaviate;Pinecone | null | Vertex AI;AutoGen (Microsoft);Llama Index;Ollama;Semantic Kernel;OpenRouter;LangChain;Amazon Bedrock Agents;LangGraph | null | Sentry;Grafana + Prometheus;LangSmith;Langfuse;Vectra AI | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;AgentGPT;Auto-GPT;Replit;Amazon Codewhisperer | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | 120,000 | 10 |
16,414 | 16,415 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 15 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 7 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 287,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;H2;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm | Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;React;Spring Boot;WordPress | Angular;React;Spring Boot | Angular;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitLab;YouTrack | GitLab;Jira;Trello;YouTrack | GitLab;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Project planning | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Kinda, I do some tedious tasks for my company with use of AI, but when I tried using cursor for true vibecoding experience I was dissapointed. Writing a whole project using only AI is very challenging. I think that 70% AI code vs 30% written code is a good split. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Ability to solve bugs and problems that AI cannot comprehend. Like low-level bugs, or weird problems caused by unpredictable issues. | 78,322 | 7 |
16,415 | 16,416 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);None of the above | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Healthcare | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | null | 10 | null | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 115,000 | Yes | Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Kotlin | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;MySQL | MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;Podman;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Kubernetes;New Relic;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Angular;Laravel;Nuxt.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Spring Boot;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim | Android Studio;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Twitch;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No, but I like the idea of using AI as an assistant junior coder, which validates every steps | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;Other (please specify): | Being aware to what can be delegated to AI and what needs human forcus.
The most difficult task is to undertands the requirements, translating clients needs to software ready requirements. Sometimes meaning clients have to adjust and standardize their workflow. | 142,592 | 8 |
16,416 | 16,417 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 14 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 22 | Developer, mobile | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,417 | 16,418 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 28 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 37 | Developer, QA or test | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
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16,418 | 16,419 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 12 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 24,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Supabase | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Netlify;npm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Netlify;npm;Supabase;Vite | Docker;Google Cloud;Netlify;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;NestJS;Node.js;React | Angular;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | NestJS;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;WebStorm | WebStorm | WebStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;iOS | MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Daily or almost daily | Coding challenges | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | - | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | IT operations | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;v0.dev;Lovable.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 24,000 | 7 |
16,419 | 16,420 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 2 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 5 | Egypt | EGP Egyptian pound | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | GitHub | GitHub;Jira | GitHub | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Testing code | null | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No , it is not smart enough to handle complex cases | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | actions that ai take must be reviewed by humans developers | null | 5 |
16,420 | 16,421 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 16 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 16 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,421 | 16,422 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,422 | 16,423 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Java;JavaScript | JavaScript;Kotlin | JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Maven (build tool);npm;pnpm;Terraform;Yarn | Bun;Firebase;Google Cloud | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | NestJS | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Windsurf | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows;Android | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code | Generating content or synthetic data | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Best practices.
Understanding concepts. | null | 10 |
16,423 | 16,424 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 14 | Developer, mobile | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,424 | 16,425 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,425 | 16,426 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 5 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 10 | India | INR Indian rupee | 1,000,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Supabase | Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Firebase;Heroku;Make;Maven (build tool);Netlify;Ninja;npm;Pacman;Pip;Vercel;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Terraform;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);npm;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;WordPress | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Odoo;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Odoo;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Odoo;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Fedora | Windows | Asana;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | Notion;Obsidian;Trello | Notion;Obsidian;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code | null | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | supabase | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem Solving | 11,624 | null |
16,426 | 16,427 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | None of the above | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
Non commercial environment | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 13 | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 50,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;SQLite | MariaDB;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | MariaDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Composer;Docker;Pip;pnpm;Vite | APT;Composer;Docker;Netlify;pnpm;Vite | APT;Composer;Docker;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;jQuery;Laravel;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Laravel;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Laravel;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Statamic
Statamic | Yes | PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Code architecture and domain specific adaptations | 68,071 | 7 |
16,427 | 16,428 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 25 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Italy | EUR European Euro | 18,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | NA
NA | null | MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | null | Cloudflare;Composer;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | null | jQuery;WordPress | jQuery;WordPress | jQuery;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | ChatGPT
ChatGPT | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Trello | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Other Industry purpose (write in): | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | Pinecone | Manus, Visual Studio Code | null | Manus | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | Manus | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | understanding code | 20,883 | 5 |
16,428 | 16,429 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 27 | Support engineer or analyst | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Higher Education | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 160,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Lisp;Lua;Python;SQL | Rust;Scala | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | null | null | solr
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Prometheus | Kubernetes;Podman | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
emacs | null | null | null | null | null | Debian | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Redmine;Trello;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 43,664 | null |
16,429 | 16,430 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 4 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
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16,430 | 16,431 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 4 | Developer, mobile | I don’t know | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 |
16,431 | 16,432 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 14 | Architect, software or solutions | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,432 | 16,433 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 14 | AI/ML engineer | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Healthcare | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 2 | 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C++;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;RAG;Ollama;LangGraph | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | null | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | null | null | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Less than one year | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 |
16,433 | 16,434 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | None of the above | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 6 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 45,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Make | APT;Docker;Make | APT;Make | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Arch | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Out-of-the-box thinking, critical thinking, the human touch to creative solutions | 52,207 | null |
16,434 | 16,435 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 23 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
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16,435 | 16,436 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 5 | 18 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 4 |
16,436 | 16,437 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 30 | Data scientist | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
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16,437 | 16,438 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,438 | 16,439 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 23 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | null | null | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 9 | 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 85,000 | Yes | Java;JavaScript;Rust | Java;Rust | Java;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm;Webpack | Gradle;Maven (build tool) | Gradle;Maven (build tool) | cmake
cmake | Yes | React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Fedora | GitHub;Markdown File;Monday.com | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | gitea, javadoc
gitea, javadoc | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Twitch | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | watson code assistant
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Writing accurate code, debugging, managing requirements, architecture | 115,720 | 9 |
16,439 | 16,440 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 12 | Developer, AI apps or physical AI | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | null | null | null | null | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | null | null | Thailand | OMR Omani rial | null | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | null | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Less than one year | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to compare different solutions | 2olo | null | null |
16,440 | 16,441 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 10 | India | INR Indian rupee | 4,600,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;C++;Elixir;F#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;OCaml;PHP;Prolog;Python;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Zig | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Cockroachdb | Datomic;DuckDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Vercel;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;pnpm;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;pnpm;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Django;Express;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | ASP.NET Core;Express;FastAPI;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Phoenix;React | ASP.NET Core;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Lovable.dev;Trae;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Zed | Bolt;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Bolt;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;uv | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv | null | null | Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | Windows | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Substack;Medium | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;Substack | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Predictive analytics | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;v0.dev;Bolt.new;Lovable.dev;Cody | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 53,470 | 8 |
16,441 | 16,442 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,442 | 16,443 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 14 | Developer, front-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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16,443 | 16,444 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 15 | System administrator | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Government | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 6 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 36,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 41,765 | null |
16,444 | 16,445 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 5 | DevOps engineer or professional | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | null | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,445 | 16,446 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 15 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Other (please specify):
AGPL licensing | Other (please specify):
Proprietary licensing | Media & Advertising Services | Other (please specify):
Can contribute to FOSS without any risk of Embrace, Extend, Extinguish | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 40 | 50 | Lithuania | EUR European Euro | 38,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;JavaScript;Lisp;PHP;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);Lisp;Rust;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);Lisp;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core | null | null | Leptos
Leptos | Yes | Notepad++ | Notepad++ | Notepad++ | Emacs
Emacs | hostinger;Odoo | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner | Markdown File | Markdown File | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Lemmy
Lemmy, Codeberg | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Direct messaging of users | Other (write in):
Google links to the site | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Other (write in): | fuck no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | Converting client real-world problems into solutions. (a.k.a. programming) | 44,086 | 6 |
16,446 | 16,447 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 15 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
Community support | Poor usability
Poor documentation | Retail and Consumer Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;npm;Vite | APT;Docker;npm;Vite | APT;Docker;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Node.js;React | Express;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | I don't like how most models write code except for quick configuration boilerplate or very common implementations. Getting the right adjustments usually takes way more time than just writing the code myself. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Joining efforts with other stakeholders, making strategies and prioritization, writing code that actually makes sense, keeping complexity under control, explaining what the platform does to business people. Basically all the skills of a grown-up developer, including the actual coding, although that part might be highly aided by AI. | 69,609 | 8 |
16,447 | 16,448 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 6 | Academic researcher | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 8 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | C;C++;Java;MATLAB;Rust | C;C++;Rust;Zig | C;C++;Rust | Emojicode
Emojicode | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian;Arch | Debian;Arch | Azure Devops;GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | Wire
Wire | YouTube | YouTube | YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Highly distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Systems Architecture, Design of good abstraction layers that dont need to be changed every day | 69,609 | 7 |
16,448 | 16,449 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 0 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 300,000 | Yes | Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | H2;Oracle | H2;Oracle | H2;Oracle | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Spring Boot | Angular;Spring Boot | Angular;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 81,870 | 7 |
16,449 | 16,450 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 14 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,450 | 16,451 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges | 7 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 10 | Bulgaria | EUR European Euro | 12,271 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Java | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;PostgreSQL | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Heroku;Homebrew;Make;Netlify;npm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Google Cloud | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Express;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;NestJS | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Microsoft Fabric | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | null | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion;Obsidian | Azure Devops | null | NA
NA | Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | Fireproof | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity;Cody | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Programmers can think ahead in time and consider how a change in the code will be reflected and what it will affect. In contrast, AI can solve a given problem, but it does not understand the overall concept of the project. It will solve the problem for the given situation. | 14,236 | 8 |
16,451 | 16,452 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 1 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 144,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Not sure/can't remember | Multiple times per day | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Documenting code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works;I haven’t encountered any problems | Vibe coding (or vibecoding) is an approach to producing software by depending on artificial intelligence (AI), where a person describes a problem in a few sentences as a prompt to a large language model (LLM) tuned for coding. The LLM generates software based on the description, shifting the programmer's role from manual coding to guiding, testing, and refining the AI-generated source code | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1,674 | 9 |
16,452 | 16,453 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 7 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
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16,453 | 16,454 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 18 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,454 | 16,455 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 8 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Media & Advertising Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 3 | Uganda | UGX Ugandan shilling | null | Yes | Python;SQL | Java;Python;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | null |
16,455 | 16,456 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,456 | 16,457 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 22 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 30 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Ireland | EUR European Euro | null | null | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python;Rust | Zig | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;NixOS | Ubuntu;NixOS | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Planning and debugging | null | 8 |
16,457 | 16,458 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 9 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 11 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,458 | 16,459 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 2 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 3 | 6 | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Only marginally | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Inter-relations, human driven development | null | 8 |
16,459 | 16,460 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 12 | Data or business analyst | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,460 | 16,461 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 11 | Student | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | School | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Higher Education | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 7 | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Python;SQL | Python;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | BigQuery;Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Microsoft Fabric | Polars;Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Fabric | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | null |
16,461 | 16,462 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 26 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 31 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Other: | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | null | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 285,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);PHP;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Splunk | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Splunk | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Splunk | NA
NA | Yes | Symfony | Symfony | Symfony | Ember
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android | MacOS | GitHub;Miro;Wikis | GitHub;Miro;Wikis | GitHub;Miro;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no, it is not | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | creativity and historical context memory | 51,880 | 8 |
16,462 | 16,463 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 18 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,463 | 16,464 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Spain | EUR European Euro | 30,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | null | GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Exchange;Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No. I dont vibe code at all. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | null | 34,804 | 5 |
16,464 | 16,465 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
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16,465 | 16,466 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,466 | 16,467 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 9 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Energy | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 29,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;VBA | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;NuGet;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;Blazor;jQuery;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Arch | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;Microsoft Planner;Stack Overflow for Teams | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Testing code | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | fuck no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Data and analytics | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | understanding of best practices and efficient debugging | 39,481 | 8 |
16,467 | 16,468 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 9 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 14 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Manufacturing | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 4 | 10 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 55,000 | Yes | C;C++;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | C++;Go;Zig | C++;Go;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Ninja;Pacman;Prometheus;Vite;Yarn | Docker;Kubernetes;Ninja;Pacman | Docker;Kubernetes;Ninja;Pacman | CMake
NA | Yes | React | React | React | Solid
Solid | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Zed | Zed | NA
NA | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Arch | Arch | GitLab;Redmine | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | I don't use "vibe coding". | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Domain knowledge, foundational understanding of programming, communication with stakeholders and translating their requirements into features that can be implemented | 63,808 | 8 |
16,468 | 16,469 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 22 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Other: | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 66,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Yarn | Homebrew;Yarn | Homebrew;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Next.js;React;Ruby on Rails;WordPress | React;Ruby on Rails | React;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code | Claude Code;Zed | Claude Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian | Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;Bluesky;X | Hacker News;Bluesky | Hacker News;Bluesky | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | NO. lol. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | managment and fitting together large problems, thinking about what is good for users and the business | 89,853 | 8 |
16,469 | 16,470 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Blogs or podcasts | 21 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Other (please specify):
good documentation | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 57,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Ruby;TypeScript | Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;TypeScript | Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Heroku;npm;Vite | Docker;Heroku;npm;Vite | Docker;Heroku;npm;Vite | RubyGems
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | Phoenix;Svelte | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | RubyMine
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Debian | MacOS;Debian | Airtable;Asana;GitHub;Miro | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Good practices, testing, reviews, coding standards | 77,601 | 9 |
16,470 | 16,471 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Finland | EUR European Euro | 85,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;NuGet;Podman;Terraform;Vite;Webpack | Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Podman;Terraform;Vite | Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Podman;Terraform;Vite | UpCloud
UpCloud | Yes | Django;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | Django;Next.js;Node.js;Svelte | Django;Next.js;Node.js;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Asana;GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Testing, Communication | 98,612 | 7 |
16,471 | 16,472 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Retired | None of the above | 40 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 25 | Engineering manager | null | null | null | null | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | HKD Hong Kong dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;MicroPython;Python;R;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python;SQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Fedora | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Debian | Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File | Doxygen;GitHub | Doxygen;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | Not at the moment | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | domain knowledge, software architecture, testing design, etc. | null | null |
16,472 | 16,473 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,473 | 16,474 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 29 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 30 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Robust and complete API
No AI | Other (please specify):
AI | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;F#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;F#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;F#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Terraform | Docker;Microsoft Azure;Terraform | Docker;Microsoft Azure;Terraform | Bicep
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core | null | null | HTMX, Alpine.js
HTMX, Alpine.js | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Arch | Azure Devops;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Mastodon
Mastodon | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No! | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | Software Development | 163,370 | 8 |
16,474 | 16,475 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp | 10 | AI/ML engineer | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Banking/Financial Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 10 |
16,475 | 16,476 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 8 | Developer, mobile | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | null | null | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | null | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Dart;Java;Kotlin | Dart;Kotlin | Dart;Kotlin | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 |
16,476 | 16,477 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 64,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL | Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL;Supabase | Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL | NA
Firebase Data Connect | Yes | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite | APT;Bun;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Supabase;Terraform;Vite | APT;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Visual Studio Code | IDX / Firebase Studio
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;LangGraph | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Pop!_OS | Pop!_OS | GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code | Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes, I fully vibe code utility scripts, support clis, etc.
For code that's actually part of the app, I have a closer look at the generated code, and collaborate with AI.
| Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | LangChain;LangGraph | null | LangSmith;Langfuse | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Roo code (Roo-Cline);Perplexity | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 74,249 | 8 |
16,477 | 16,478 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 6 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | null | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 2 | Pakistan | PKR Pakistani rupee | 500,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Firebase;Heroku;Netlify;npm;pnpm;Supabase;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | null | GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Documenting code | Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yeah, I enjoy vibe code, it saves much time
| Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Replit;v0.dev;Lovable.dev | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem Solving Skills | 1,756 | 7 |
16,478 | 16,479 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Primary/elementary school | Employed | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,479 | 16,480 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | null | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Bangladesh | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Go;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Go;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Go;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PhpStorm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PhpStorm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PhpStorm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to | NA
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16,480 | 16,481 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | None of the above | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other (please specify): | null | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
16,481 | 16,482 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 28 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;Coding Bootcamp;Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 33 | Student | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
Support | Ethical concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | You like your manager
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 120,000 | Yes | C;C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Prolog;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | Rust | null | Lean 4
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,482 | 16,483 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,483 | 16,484 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 6 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | null | null | 14 | Developer, mobile | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | null | null | Yes | null | null | null | Turkey | USD United States dollar | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | null | Between 5 and 10 years | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
16,484 | 16,485 | I am a developer by profession | Prefer not to say | null | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 3 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,485 | 16,486 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 23 | Other (please specify): | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 6 | Hungary | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per week | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Customer service support | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
16,486 | 16,487 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 17 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 28 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Healthcare | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | null | Austria | EUR European Euro | 84,000 | Yes | Groovy;Java | Java;JavaScript | Java | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Debian | Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Coding challenges;Job board | Other (write in):
Read answers to a relevant question I have. | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, definitely not. When I let AI generate code for me, it is a shortcut to get a general understanding of how to use a library, or how a specific idea or concept could be implemented.
I make sure to understand every line before it hits production, and in that process usually heavily modify the generated code. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | '+ Translating the needs of customers/users into a sound software architecture.
+ Keeping large codebases maintainable of long periods of time. | 97,452 | 8 |
16,487 | 16,488 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 17 | Other (please specify): | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Energy | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 20 | 5 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | 67,388 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Python | Python | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Maven (build tool);npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;Spring Boot | null | null | OpenUI5
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | Asana;Confluence;Jira;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Documenting code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 78,180 | null |
16,488 | 16,489 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 34 | Product manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 25 | 15 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 100,000 | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | About half of the time | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 116,015 | null |
16,489 | 16,490 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Primary/elementary school | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 1 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 1 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 1 | Germany | GBP Pound sterling | 1 | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,490 | 16,491 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 25 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 96,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per week | Long-form articles | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | hell no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 130,696 | 4 |
16,491 | 16,492 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 5 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,492 | 16,493 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 20 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 2 | France | EUR European Euro | 40,000 | Yes | C++;Python;SQL | C++;Python;SQL | C++;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | OVH
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | 46,406 | 7 |
16,493 | 16,494 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 14 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,494 | 16,495 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 40 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 40 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
16,495 | 16,496 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 8 | Data scientist | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Insurance | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 34,500 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;Python;R;Scala;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL | Databricks SQL | Databricks SQL | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 46,969 | 7 |
16,496 | 16,497 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 21 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | 4,800,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 55,795 | 7 |
16,497 | 16,498 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 14 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 2 | Latvia | EUR European Euro | 64,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Rust;Scala;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;OCaml;Python;Rust;Scala;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Rust;Scala;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;Supabase | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Netlify;npm;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;Podman;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;Prometheus | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;PyCharm;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano | Emacs
Emacs | Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | MacOS | Clickup;Confluence;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Monday.com;Notion;Trello | Trello;Wikis | Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Predictive analytics | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Architecture and Design of Large scale complex systems interacting with one another and establishing contracts between such services | 74,249 | 7 |
16,498 | 16,499 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | null | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 5 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,499 | 16,500 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 40 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 20 | Developer, mobile | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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